Etsi superinscribed⌈EtsiEtsi superinscribed⌉ in summa, qua fungitur amplissima pro suo serenissimo Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ legationis provincia Dignatio Vestra, tempe ms. o(!)
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⌉rare mihi debebam, ne otiosis meis litteris occupationibus vestris molestiam coniungerem, tamen metienti mihi facilitatem vestram nihil comitti aut peccari putavi, praesertim si meae litterae gratitudinem quandam vestrorum in me collatorum beneficiorum et favoris testarentur, quando sicut nulla tam magna diis immortalibus de rebus omnibus tum sit cura et cogitatio, ut aut supplices mortales, aut gratos pro beneficiis non libenter audiant.
Quare imprimis grates sint immortales, quod Gratia Vestra tanta sua benevolentia affecerit me Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ et illustrissimo Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Alberto duciAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ non mediocriter commendavit in famulitium. Speravi enim non posse non succedere, quod tanto patrocinio commendatum esset, sane ut merita Reverendissimae Dignationis Vestrae superant sua magnitudine, ita facile scio parem me gratiam referre non posse. Manebit tm tum apud me semper tanti beneficii immortalis memoria capietque, si non alium, Gratia Vestra sui beneficii fructum. Hunc tum, quod in gratum contulerit, et beneficii memorem diis immortalibus pro benignitate hostimentum est animus gratus, quod ex claris hominibus, quos ampliora beneficia contulisse quam accepisse oblectat.
Ceterum, Reverendissime Domine, cum desit ad commendationem scire, quantum valuerit apud illustrissimum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Prussiae ducemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ ea commendatio quemque fructum paper damaged⌈[tum]tum paper damaged⌉ pepererit, rogo, aut domino Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelio ScepperoCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ scribendum committatis, aut si horae aliquot sunt otiosae et succe ms. i(!)
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⌉us Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊duxAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ facit condicionem ipse, ad Gratiam Vestram properabo omniaque consilio et voluntate vestra superinscribed⌈vestravestra superinscribed⌉ de profectione constituam. Sin nulla est aut non satis liberalis condicio, attamen perpetuo me obstringet tam facilis Gratiae Vestrae superinscribed⌈VestraeVestrae superinscribed⌉ animus paratusque, ut et iuvaret, et prodesset.
Commendo mea servitia.
BCz, 1595, p. 204
BCz, 1595, p. 203